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As a young man I used to bring my worst trash to Charlie Nadeau’s Dump in Coventry in northern Orleans County. The 13 acre unlined dump was located on the edge of an extensive wetland and the Black River which form the headwaters of Lake Memphremagog flowing north into Quebec. I would return home thinking, “I am helping to poison a river.” I was part of the problem.
Fast-forward fifty years. We have become a throw-away society. The waste stream is larger, and carries new compounds of toxic chemicals, harmful to human health, which persist in our environment, unable to break down. Plastics are ubiquitious. Our understanding of how to handle and recycle waste has also changed. What has not changed in Vermont is the location of the Coventry site which has morphed into a 78 acre mega-landfill operated by Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Continue reading
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Vermont Leg. Commission on Act 250 Mtg re Public Process, 6 15 18, 2:03:23
Commission on Act 250 meeting, 10 11 2018, morning. 2:44:33
Commission on Act 250 meeting, 10 11 2018, afternoon session, 2:12:47
Excerpt:Act 250 Commission meeting hearing 10 11 2018 Bruce Post, Public Comment, 5:54
Vermont Commission on Act 250, 10 26 2018, morning portion, 2:27:48
Vt. Commission on Act 250, 10 26 2018, afternoon portion, 2:01:51
Excerpt: Vermont Commission on Act 250, Bruce Post, 10 26 2018, 30:51
Vermont Legislative Commission on Act 250 11 8 2018, morning, 2:21:20
Vermont Legislative Commission on Act 250, 11 8 2018, afternoon, 2:02:36
AUDIO: Commission on Act 250 11.15.2018 01.mp3, 3:43:40
Commission on Act 250 11.15.2018 02.mp3, 31:36
Legislative Commission on Act 250, Nov. 30, 2018, 4:30,39
Act 250 Commission 12 7 2018, morning, 2:13:53
Act 250 Commission 12 7 2018, afternoon, 3:03:43
Act 250 Commission 12 14 2018, morning, 1:56:19
Act 250 Commission 12 14 2018, afternoon, 3:13:42
by Alexis Lathem
One of the longest rivers in Quebec, the incomparably beautiful Romaine River wound its way through unbroken boreal forests and wetlands teeming with life, plummeting over countless rapids in torrents of white water – among them the spectacular 90-foot Grandes Chutes – before emptying into the St. Lawrence near the Mingan Archipelago National Park. The Romaine was one of the last free-flowing Atlantic salmon rivers on the north shore of the St Lawrence. That was until Hydro Quebec began construction on its 8 billion dollar, 1,500 MW Romaine project in 2010 – the same year that Vermont renewed its long-term contract with Hydro Quebec. Intended entirely for export, Hydro Quebec’s only contract for this power is with Vermont.
But who in Vermont has even heard of the Romaine? Continue reading
http://digital.vpr.net/post/state-slate-why-reopened-vermont-quarries-are-causing-concern
The State Of Slate: Why Reopened Vermont Quarries Are Causing Concern
By JANE LINDHOLM & RIC CENGERI
Vermont is the country’s top slate producer. But re-opening and expanding old quarries has caused worry in neighboring communities.
Live call-in discussion: From a tiny area along the New York border called the Slate Valley, Vermont is the leading producer of slate in the country. And as old quarries are reopened or expanded, the rub between quarry owners and neighboring homeowners has gotten tense. We’ll take a look at today’s slate industry in Vermont.
Joining us to discuss the issues surrounding slate mining and the industry’s Act 250 exemption are:
Broadcast live on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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PHOTOS
Poultney, Wells, NY Slate April 20, 2014
https://photos.app.goo.gl/A…
Slate Quarries, Aerial Flyover, July 12, 2014
https://photos.app.goo.gl/L…
Slate Quarries in Vermont, Oct. 2, 2014
https://photos.app.goo.gl/w…
VIDEOS
Slate Quarry Flyover, July 12, 2014
https://youtu.be/4WbsYbNNz-A
VCE Presentation on Slate Quarries, Vermont House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee, April 29, 2015, https://vimeo.com/126458374 or https://youtu.be/p4AKea1fBO0
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION to HFWW (without videos), April 29, 2015
http://www.vce.org/VCE_Slat…
RECENT ARTICLES
Poultney couple sues quarry companies, Jan. 29, 2018
https://www.rutlandherald.c…
Poultney family settles quarry lawsuit, Oct. 26, 2018 https://www.rutlandherald.c…
Act 250 exemption key in quarry-homeowner disputes, oct. 31, 2018 https://www.rutlandherald.c…
November 27, 2018
Cases No. 18-0974-TF, 18-2850-TF, 18-3160-PET, 18-1633-PET
Public Comment in Response to Anonymous Letter to PUC
Vermonters for a Clean Environment submits this public comment in four cases related to Green Mountain Power’s rates and regulation plans. VCE appreciates that the PUC posted the letter and set a deadline for parties to comment by the end of business today. VCE is not a party to any of the four cases.
VCE also received the anonymous letter in the mail.[1] If the PUC had not posted it and asked for comments from parties, it was our intention to post it as a public comment in GMP’s rate and regulation cases and offer our comments. Though the letter was sent anonymously and the author is unknown, the information it contains is worthy of public discussion. Continue reading
Vermont’s Public Utility Commission has asked for comments by Nov. 27 on the anonymous information, below, which was sent to the PUC, four media outlets, and VCE. Submit your comments as “Public Comment” in any of the following cases via ePUC:
Case No. 18-2850, 18-1633, 18-3160, 18-0974
STATE OF VERMONT PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
REQUEST FOR RESPONSES TO PUBLIC COMMENT
On November 19, 2018, the Vermont Public Utility Commission received an anonymous public comment relating to this proceeding. The parties may respond to this public comment by no later than November 27, 2018. The Commission recognizes that it may be difficult to respond to the public comment without knowing the identity of the author.
